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TECHNOLOGY BASICS

  1. IT Trends: Intro
  2. IT Trends: Analytics
  3. IT Trends: Application Development
  4. IT Trends: Cloud
  5. IT Trends: DevOps
  6. IT Trends: Internet of Things
  7. IT Trends: Mobile
  8. IT Trends: Security
  9. IT Trends: Social

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Software Development Basics

  1. Run, Debug, and Correct Source Code
  2. Identify the Elements of a Computer Language
  3. Categorize a Value as a Data Type
  4. Combine Values into Composite Data Types
  5. Select an Appropriate Collection Type
  6. Follow the Execution Path of a Program

Git

  1. Install the Git Tools
  2. Clone an Existing Repository in Git
  3. Add Files to a Repository with Git
  4. Edit Files in a Git Repository
  5. Create and Merge Branches in Git
  6. Rewrite History in a Git Repository
  7. Resolve Merge Conflicts in Git

Python

  1. Intro to Python
  2. Python Basics
  3. Flow Control with Python
  4. Python Functions
  5. Importing Modules with Python
  6. HTTP Requests with Python

Python Language Concepts

  1. Python Language Concepts: Pack and Unpack Parameters and Arguments
  2. Python Language Concepts: Leverage the Full Power of Dictionaries
  3. Python Language Concepts: Create Decorators to Add Functionality to Existing Functions
  4. Python Language Concepts: Write Modular Classes and Mixins with Multiple Inheritance
  5. Python Language Concepts: Create Properties to Implement Getters, Setters, and Deleters
  6. Python Language Concepts: Iterate Over Iterators and Iterables
  7. Python Language Concepts: Create Generators to Easily Implement Iterators
  8. Python Language Concepts: Use String Interpolation to Simplify Text Manipulation
  9. Python Language Concepts: Deal with Runtime Errors Gracefully with Exception Handling
  10. Python Language Concepts: Write Pythonic Code

SQLAlchemy

  1. Learn About ORMs and SQLAlchemy
  2. Learn SQLAlchemy ORM
  3. Learn SQLAlchemy Core

JSON

  1. Serialize Python to JSON
  2. Deserialize JSON to Python
  3. Write Custom JSON Encoders and Decoders for Python

SQLite

  1. SQLite: Retrieve Data
  2. SQLite: Insert, Update, and Delete
  3. SQLite: Other Considerations

Command Line Interface (CLI)

  1. Build a CLI with argparse
  2. Build an Advanced CLI with argparse
  3. Use Alternative Tools to Build a CLI

Paramiko

  1. Work with Files and Processes on Your Workstation Using OS and Paramiko
  2. Work with Files on a Remote Server Using OS and Paramiko

Python

  1. Logging with Python
  2. Debugging with Python
  3. Profiling with Python

Testing with Python

  1. Write Unit Tests for Python Code
  2. Use Mocking to Isolate Code for Unit Testing

C Sharp (C#)

  1. Compile a Command-Line Program with C#
  2. Format Strings for Output with C#
  3. Display Numeric Values with C#
  4. Call Code in Other Assemblies with C#
  5. Write and Call Methods with C#
  6. Organize Your Code into Classes with C#
  7. Simplify Your Classes with Properties with C#
  8. Simplify Your Code with Enums with C#
  9. Handle Exceptions with C#
  10. Create a Class Library with C#

Entity Framework

  1. Use LocalDb as a Development Database with Entity Framework
  2. Read Database Data with Entity Framework
  3. Insert, Update, and Delete Data from a Database Using Entity Framework
  4. Write LINQ to Entity Framework Queries
  5. Use Stored Procedures with Entity Framework
  6. Use Enterprise Patterns with Entity Framework

Javascript

  1. Getting Started with JavaScript: Configure Your Development Environment
  2. Getting Started with JavaScript: Understand Javascript Language Essentials
  3. Getting Started with JavaScript: Understand Booleans, Numbers, and Strings
  4. Getting Started with JavaScript: Create and Use Arrays
  5. Getting Started with JavaScript: Learn Object-Oriented Programming
  6. Getting Started with JavaScript: Learn About ECMAScript 6

TypeScript

  1. Explore the Advantages of TypeScript
  2. Use Classes and Interfaces in TypeScript
  3. Functions and Arrow Functions in TypeScript
  4. Use Internal and External Modules in TypeScript
  5. Discover More TypeScript Features

DevOps

DevOps Fundamentals

  1. DevOps in the Real World
  2. Cloud Data Centers – The New Reality
  3. Docker
  4. Continuous Integration
  5. Infrastructure as Code
  6. Server Provisioning Using Ansible

DevOps Implementation Boot Camp

  1. DevOps: More Than Just Dev & Ops
  2. Maturing a DevOps Practice in the Enterprise
  3. Your DevOps Journey: Optimize Flow
  4. Your DevOps Journey: Amplify Feedback
  5. Your DevOps Journey: Continual Learning and Experimentation

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Basics

  1. Introduction to Cybersecurity
  2. Cybersecurity: Networking Basics
  3. Cybersecurity: Discovery and Attack Vectors
  4. Cybersecurity: Vulnerabilities and Systems Scanning
  5. Cybersecurity: System Exploitation
  6. Cybersecurity: Malware

Foundations of Cybersecurity

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Awareness
  2. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Network Discovery
  3. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Systems Hardening
  4. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Security Architecture
  5. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Data Security
  6. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Public Key Infrastructure
  7. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Identity Management
  8. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Network Hardening
  9. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Malware
  10. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Social Engineering
  11. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Software Security
  12. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Environment Monitoring
  13. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Physical Security
  14. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Incident Response
  15. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Legal Considerations
  16. Foundations of Cybersecurity: Trends in Cybersecurity

Project Management

IT Project Management

  1. IT Project Management: Match Competence to Scenario
  2. IT Project Management: Evaluate a Project Business Case
  3. IT Project Management: Identify and Assess Stakeholders
  4. IT Project Management: Develop a Communication Plan
  5. IT Project Management: Define Product Scope
  6. IT Project Management: Decompose Product Scope into Stakeholder Requirements
  7. IT Project Management: Create WBS and Dictionary
  8. IT Project Management: Create Risk Register
  9. IT Project Management: Establish Quality Metrics
  10. IT Project Management: Create an Initial Schedule and Budget
  11. IT Project Management: Review and Disposition a Change Request
  12. IT Project Management: Plan a Project Rollout
  13. IT Project Management: Use Metrics to Reassess the Business Case
  14. IT Project Management: Close Out a Project

Agile Overview

  1. What is Agile?
  2. A Brief History of Agile
  3. Agile Basics
  4. Agile Methods
  5. Agile Practices
  6. Becoming Agile

Agile Project Management

  1. Agile Project Management: Develop a Basic Understanding of Agile
  2. Agile Project Management: Define a Project Vision and Scope
  3. Agile Project Management: Identify Stakeholders and Success Criteria
  4. Agile Project Management: Identify Users
  5. Agile Project Management: Develop an Agile Team
  6. Agile Project Management: Review and Estimate User Stories
  7. Agile Project Management: Prioritize User Stories
  8. Agile Project Management: Create an Iteration and Release Plan
  9. Agile Project Management: Identify and Manage Project Risk
  10. Agile Project Management: Plan Communication
  11. Agile Project Management: Plan an Iteration
  12. Agile Project Management: Conclude an Iteration
  13. Agile Project Management: Add or Modify Stories in the Backlog
  14. Agile Project Management: Manage Impediments
  15. Agile Project Management: Interface with Teams That Use Other Development Methodologies
  16. Agile Project Management: Coordinate a Release
  17. Agile Project Management: Close Out a Project
  18. Agile Project Management: Apply Agile Practices to Your Organization

Agile for the Business Analyst

  1. Agile for the Business Analyst: What is Agile?
  2. Agile for the Business Analyst: Clarify Business Objectives
  3. Agile for the Business Analyst: Establish and Manage Backlog
  4. Agile for the Business Analyst: Facilitating Business Acceptance

ITIL® 4

  1. Key Components of ITIL® 4
  2. ITIL® 4 : Key Concepts of Service Management
  3. ITIL® 4 : Four Dimensions of Service Management
  4. ITIL® 4 : Seven Guiding Principles
  5. ITIL® 4 : Continual Improvement Model
  6. ITIL® 4 : Service Value Chain
  7. ITIL® 4 : Practices
  8. ITIL® 4: General Management Practices
  9. ITIL® 4 : Service Management Practices
  10. ITIL® 4 : Technical Management Practices

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep

  1. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® and PMP® Exam Overview
  2. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Project Management Concepts
  3. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Role of the Project Manager
  4. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Initiating Process Group
  5. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Planning Process Group
  6. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Executing Process Group
  7. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
  8. Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep: Closing Process Group

Cloud Technology

Getting Started with Cloud Computing

  1. The Evolution into the Cloud Revolution
  2. The Five Characteristics of Cloud Computing
  3. Cloud Service Models
  4. Cloud Deployment Models
  5. So, Why Using a Public Cloud Service?

Understanding the Cloud Business Application and Vendor Landscape

  1. Evaluate Cloud Solution Requirements
  2. Identify Cloud Service Providers
  3. Explore Cloud Products
  4. Satisfy Cloud Requirements
  5. Size and Plan a Cloud Solution
  6. Complete the Research Process for a Cloud Solution

Cloud Computing for Business People

  1. Understanding Cloud Computing
  2. Cloud Computing Features and Benefits
  3. Implementing Cloud Computing

Securing Applications in the Cloud

  1. Cloud Security Challenges
  2. Design Principles of a Secure Cloud
  3. Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
  4. Cloud Application Security
  5. Security Cloud Application Architectures

Networking & Telecom

Networking Fundamentals

  1. Networking Fundamentals: Introduction to Networking
  2. Networking Fundamentals: Network Standards
  3. Networking Fundamentals: Physical Network Connections
  4. Networking Fundamentals: Ethernet LANs
  5. Networking Fundamentals: Ethernet Switching
  6. Networking Fundamentals: Wireless LANs
  7. Networking Fundamentals: IP Addressing
  8. Networking Fundamentals: IPv4 Subnetting
  9. Networking Fundamentals: TCP and UDP
  10. Networking Fundamentals: Support and Management Protocols
  11. Networking Fundamentals: Routing
  12. Networking Fundamentals: Wide Area Networks
  13. Networking Fundamentals: Communications Protocols
  14. Networking Fundamentals: Web Protocols
  15. Networking Fundamentals: Network Security
  16. Networking Fundamentals: Emerging Technologies

TCP/IP Networking

  1. TCP/IP Networking: TCP/IP Overview
  2. TCP/IP Networking: TCP/IP Numbering Systems
  3. TCP/IP Networking: Network Access Review
  4. TCP/IP Networking: IPv4 Addressing
  5. TCP/IP Networking: IPv4 Subnetting with VLSM
  6. TCP/IP Networking: Address Resolution Protocol
  7. TCP/IP Networking: Multicasting
  8. TCP/IP Networking: Internet Protocol Version 4
  9. TCP/IP Networking: IP Routing
  10. TCP/IP Networking: UDP Sessions
  11. TCP/IP Networking: TCP Sessions
  12. TCP/IP Networking: Autoconfiguration
  13. TCP/IP Networking: Domain Name System
  14. TCP/IP Networking: ICMP Diagnostic and Error Reports
  15. TCP/IP Networking: Common TCP Applications
  16. TCP/IP Networking: Common UDP Applications
  17. TCP/IP Networking: VOIP Implementation
  18. TCP/IP Networking: TCP/IP Security
  19. TCP/IP Networking: Internet Protocol Version 6

Leadership & Management

  1. Introduction to Active Leadership
  2. The Context for Leadership
  3. Introduction to the Active Leadership Model
  4. Active Leadership: The Power of Communication
  5. Active Leadership: Coaching
  6. Active Leadership: Providing Feedback
  7. Active Leadership: Making Choices